In 2016, there were 40,000 deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents. While this statistic reflects the downward spiral of road safety on American highways (this was the highest fatality rate in the last decade), the long-term cost impact of each fatality is frightening: the lifetime economic cost from each car crash is a whopping $1.4 million.

This infographic takes a hard look at the damage inflicted on the economy by road accidents, and discusses a future world with self-driven cars, therefore zero car accidents, and public funds being used for welfare and development.